Story of movie Escape Me Never 1935 Film :
Escape Me Never is a 1935 British drama film directed by Paul Czinner, produced by Herbert Wilcox, and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hugh Sinclair and Griffith Jones. The film is an adaptation of the play Escape Me Never by Margaret Kennedy; a later adaptation was the 1947 Warner Bros. version. The score is by William Walton. Bergner was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, but lost out to Bette Davis. British readers of Film Weekly magazine voted the 1935 Best Performance category in a British movie to her.
| Escape Me Never | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Czinner |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Screenplay by | Robert Cullen Carl Zuckmayer or Carl Mayer |
| Based on | Escape Me Never 1935 play and The Fool of the Family 1930 novel by Margaret Kennedy |
| Starring | Elisabeth Bergner Hugh Sinclair Griffith Jones Penelope Dudley-Ward |
| Music by | William Walton |
| Cinematography | Sepp Allgeier Georges Périnal Freddie Young |
| Edited by | David Lean |
Production company | British & Dominions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 1 April 1935 |
Running time | 102 minutes / USA: 95 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
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- Elisabeth Bergner as Gemma Jones
- Hugh Sinclair as Sebastian Sanger
- Griffith Jones as Caryl Sanger
- Penelope Dudley-Ward as Fenella McClean
- Irene Vanbrugh as Lady Helen McClean
- Leon Quartermaine as Sir Ivor McClean
- Lyn Harding as Herr Heinrich
- Rosalinde Fuller as Teremtcherva
- Victor Rietti as Shopkeeper
It was the 19th most popular film at the British box office in 1935/36. Wilcox was surprised by its success – it outgrossed his more "commercial" films.
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